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Here's a novel way of making your objectives stand out in your classroom!

Who's to say the objective has to be on the board all the time? After all, the objective is the main focus of the lesson and is what should be referred to constantly, so why not make it a feature of the room instead of getting lost on the board?

The great thing is, this can be moved around to wherever you like in the room and it's great at drawing students' eyes to the "focus frame"!Read on to see how simple this is to recreate and personalise to your room!

All you need for this project is a photo frame and some wrapping paper... that's it! You probably have some of these items lying around the house too, so get digging and get creative!

I started by raiding the pound shop for a cheap frame; I found this decently sized one with a gold frame which was ideal! It was also wooden so simple enough to paint if I wanted to.

I then picked up some wrapping paper from Marks & Spencers for 2.50 because it was quite neutral and the pattern wasn't too distracting. Remember, the text on the glass needs to be legible so don't choose anything with too many bright colours on it.

Then it's a simple case of removing the insert and cutting the wrapping paper to the same size as that insert so you know it will fit perfectly.

Then just grab a regular dry wipe whiteboard pen and write away! The pen wipes off cleanly just as on a whiteboard (better actually) so you can swap your objectives easily. It could even change location every lesson to keep the students on their toes and looking out for it!

Finally, if you like to have more than one focus in your lesson, for example a separate literacy focus or learning focus then you can have more than one frame in your room too! If you prefer to keep your objectives on the board then why not try sticking these frames on the board instead?Have fun coming up with different frame and paper combinations to help make your objectives pop in your lessons!